ADDITIONAL CABLEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XII, Issue 3382, 30 May 1881, Page 2

ADDITIONAL CABLEGRAMS.

(Via thk Bluff.)

LONDON, May 17.

Gladstone has announced in tho House of Common') that the Ministry will stake the existence ot the Government on pussiii!.' the liixh I,ami Bill.

The irou armour-plated ship Nelson, 12 guns, flails in June to take her place on the Australian station.

A notification is published in the London "Gazette" intimating that decrees in Adelaide University will rank equally with degrees of British Universities. LONDON, May 19. Midhat Pasha, who is accused of complicity in the- murder of the late Sultan, Abdul Aziz, ha* surrendered himself to the Turkish authorities on condition of having a fair trial accorded him. Prince Gort_scliakolF has again taken ollicc as Minister of Foreign A Hairs of Russia. Riots have occurred in Italy in con-se-([uence of the formation of the Sella Cabinet, the members of which are not popular. Street preaching has been prohibited in Calcutta, unless by persons licensed. A missionary has refused to obey the mandate, and a process has been issued for his arrest. LONDON, May 22. The arrest of Father Sheeny, for inciting seditious language, has increased the excitement in Ireland. 400 soldiers who were enforcing the evictions in Tipperary wore badly treated by the peasantry. The soldiers, in defence, were about to use their firearms, when several priests rushed in front of the levelled rifles nod guaranteed to keep order. Sigoor Sedla, who had been requested by the King of "Italy to undertake the formation of the new Ministry, has given up the task. 'I ho treaty between Russia and the Khedive has been roiilied. There ha? been a stampede of Jews from Southern Russia. LONDON, May 23. Hostilities have broken out iv Transvaal between the Boers and Kaflira, au.l, in an engagement which has taken place, 70 Kaffirs were killed. Tlic Boers are plundering the Kaffirs. A strong Nihilist speech has been delivered in Paris, which has caused some uneasiness to the authorities.

Lord Sedbornc, Lord Chancellor, has introduced into the House of Lords a bill to facilitate the arrest of offenders escaping the colonies charged with certain offences. Those provided for are Jto include treason and felony, but are not limited to these charges,

Michael Brcunan, Secretary of the Irish Laud.League, has been arrested iv Dubliu, charged with inciting to violence by inflammatory speeches. The treaty cuteral into by France with the Bey of Tunis has been almost unanimously condemned by the Chamber of Deputies in Paris.

The train with the Vanderbilt party returned from Detroit to New York yesterday vi.l the Canada Southern Railroad. The ruu from Amherstburg to St. Thomas, 111 miles, was made in 9S minutes, without stopping. The through run of 229 miles was made in 235 minutes. The newly inveuted Fontaine engine made this astouisuing time.